Arbuthnot or Arbuthnott is a Scottish surname, deriving from the village in Scotland from where members of the

Arbuthnot family Clan Arbuthnott is a Lowland Scottish clan. History Origin of name The name Arbuthnott is of territorial origin from the lands of the same name in the county of Kincardineshire. Early documents refer to these lands as ''Aberbothenoth'' which ...

originated.

People with the surname Arbuthnot or Arbuthnott

Arbuthnot baronets Two baronetcies with the surname Arbuthnot have been created for members of the Arbuthnot family—both in the Baronetage of the United Kingdom, and still extant. Arbuthnot baronets of Edinburgh (1823) The Arbuthnot Baronetcy of Edinburgh was cre ...

Viscount of Arbuthnott Viscount of Arbuthnott is a title in the Peerage of Scotland. It was created in 1641, along with the subsidiary title Lord Inverbervie, for Sir Robert Arbuthnott. The Viscount of Arbuthnott is the hereditary chief of Clan Arbuthnott. At the tim ...

* Alexander Arbuthnot (disambiguation), several people * Betty Carnegy-Arbuthnott (1822–1904), British benefactor * Betty Arbuthnott, Scottish fencer * Charles Arbuthnot (disambiguation), several people * Eric Arbuthnot, South African cricketer *

Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot Forster Fitzgerald Arbuthnot (21 May 1833 – 25 May 1901) was a notable British Orientalist and translator. Biography Arbuthnot's early career was spent as a civil servant in India; his last post was as Collector for the Bombay government. ...

(1833–1901), British Orientalist and translator *

Geoffrey Arbuthnot Vice Admiral Sir Geoffrey Schomberg Arbuthnot, (18 January 1885 – 4 October 1957) was a senior officer in the Royal Navy. Naval career Born in Havant, Hampshire, on 18 January 1885, Arbuthnot was the son of Admiral Charles Ramsay Arbuthnot a ...

(1885–1957), British naval officer during World War I, later Fourth Sea Lord * George Arbuthnot (disambiguation), several people *

Gerald Arbuthnot Gerald Archibald Arbuthnot (19 December 1872 – 25 September 1916) was a British soldier and Conservative Party politician. Early life The son of Major General William Arbuthnot and Selina Moncreiffe, he was vice-chancellor of the Primrose ...

(1872–1916), British soldier and politician, MP from Burnley *

Harriet Arbuthnot Harriet Arbuthnot ( née Fane; 10 September 1793 – 2 August 1834) was an early 19th-century English diarist, social observer and political hostess on behalf of the Tory party. During the 1820s she was the closest woman friend of the hero of ...

(1793–1834), English diarist, social observer, and political hostess * Hugh Arbuthnot (disambiguation), several people *

James Arbuthnot James Norwich Arbuthnot, Baron Arbuthnot of Edrom, (born 4 August 1952), is a British Conservative Party politician. He was Member of Parliament (MP) for Wanstead and Woodford from 1987 to 1997, and then MP for North East Hampshire from ...

(born 1952), British politician and MP * James George Arbuthnot, American wrestling coach of the Oregon State Beavers * John Arbuthnot (disambiguation), several people * Keith Arbuthnot (disambiguation), several people * Lionel Gough Arbuthnot, English cricketer * Malcolm Arbuthnot (1877–1967), British pictorialist photographer and artist *

Mariot Arbuthnot Admiral Mariot Arbuthnot (1711 – 31 January 1794) was a British admiral, who commanded the Royal Navy's North American station during the American War for Independence. Early life A native of Weymouth, Dorset in England, Arbuthnot was the so ...

(1711–1794), British admiral during the American Revolutionary war *

May Hill Arbuthnot May Hill Arbuthnot (August 27, 1884 – October 2, 1969) was an American educator, editor, writer, and critic who devoted her career to the awareness and importance of children's literature. Her efforts expanded and enriched the selection of bo ...

(1884–1969), American educator, writer, and editor * Michael Arbuthnot, American archaeologist and film-maker * Reginald Arbuthnot, English cricketer * Robert Arbuthnot (disambiguation), several people * Thomas Arbuthnot (disambiguation), several people * William Arbuthnot (disambiguation), several people

Fictional characters

Sandy Arbuthnot Ludovic "Sandy" Gustavus Arbuthnot, later 16th Lord Clanroyden is a fictional character who appears in various books by John Buchan in the Richard Hannay series. These books include ''Greenmantle'', ''The Three Hostages'', ''The Courts of the M ...

, in the ''Richard Hannay'' book series by John Buchan *Colonel John Arbuthnot, in ''

Murder on the Orient Express ''Murder on the Orient Express'' is a work of detective fiction by English writer Agatha Christie featuring the Belgian detective Hercule Poirot. It was first published in the United Kingdom by the Collins Crime Club on 1 January 1934. In the U ...

'' by

Agatha Christie Dame Agatha Mary Clarissa Christie, Lady Mallowan, (; 15 September 1890 – 12 January 1976) was an English writer known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, particularly those revolving around fictiona ...

* Freddie Arbuthnot, in the

Bertie Wooster Bertram Wilberforce Wooster is a fictional character in the comedic Jeeves stories created by British author P. G. Wodehouse. An amiable English gentleman and one of the "idle rich", Bertie appears alongside his valet, Jeeves, whose intelligenc ...

stories of

P. G. Wodehouse Sir Pelham Grenville Wodehouse, ( ; 15 October 188114 February 1975) was an English author and one of the most widely read humorists of the 20th century. His creations include the feather-brained Bertie Wooster and his sagacious valet, Jeeve ...

* James Charles Arbuthnot, in the novel ''

A Graveyard for Lunatics ''A Graveyard for Lunatics: Another tale of two cities'' is a mystery novel by American writer Ray Bradbury, published in 1990. It is the second in a series of three mystery novels that Bradbury wrote featuring a fictionalized version of the auth ...

'' by Ray Bradbury * Mrs. Arbuthnot, in the play ''

A Woman of No Importance ''A Woman of No Importance'' by Oscar Wilde is "a new and original play of modern life", in four acts, first given on 19 April 1893 at the Haymarket Theatre, London. Like Wilde's other society plays, it satirises English upper-class society. It ...

'' by Oscar Wilde * Frederick Arbuthnot, in the book ''

The Enchanted April ''The Enchanted April'' is a 1922 novel by British writer Elizabeth von Arnim. The work was inspired by a month-long holiday to the Italian Riviera, probably the most widely read (as an English and American best seller in 1923) and perhaps the ...

'' by Elizabeth von Arnim * Mrs. Arbuthnot, in the movie '' Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont'' by Dan Ireland, based on the novel by

Elizabeth Taylor Dame Elizabeth Rosemond Taylor (February 27, 1932 – March 23, 2011) was a British-American actress. She began her career as a child actress in the early 1940s and was one of the most popular stars of classical Hollywood cinema in the 1950s. ...

* Freddy Arbuthnot, in ''

Lord Peter Wimsey Lord Peter Death Bredon Wimsey (later 17th Duke of Denver) is the fictional protagonist in a series of detective novels and short stories by Dorothy L. Sayers (and their continuation by Jill Paton Walsh). A dilettante who solves mysteries fo ...

'' stories by

Dorothy L. Sayers Dorothy Leigh Sayers (; 13 June 1893 – 17 December 1957) was an English crime writer and poet. She was also a student of classical and modern languages. She is best known for her mysteries, a series of novels and short stories set between th ...

* Fredericka "Freddy" Arbuthnot, in several books by

Gregory Mcdonald Gregory Mcdonald (February 15, 1937 – September 7, 2008) was an American mystery writer whose most famous character is the comedy investigative reporter Irwin Maurice "Fletch" Fletcher. Two of the Fletch books earned Edgar Awards from the Mys ...

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